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Amigos in 2011 commemorates 20 years of continued service to the South Florida community. Throughout its history, Amigos has come to the aid of South Florida's most valuable resource - its children. Ultimately, Amigos For Kids hopes to increase awareness about child abuse, and strengthen the community by helping to educate families and prevent the painful cycle of child abuse and neglect. Amigos For Kids Blue Ribbon Campaign - coordinates activities throughout April's National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Since April 2004, Amigos has spearheaded efforts in cooperation with Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Rebeca Sosa, the Mayors of the City of Miami, Coral Gables, and Miami-Dade County, and other local community leaders and organizations to provide an informative series of events. Its purpose is to create awareness, through education and community involvement, and promote positive parenting as relates to the issues of child abuse. The organizaton's goal and vision is to promote its There's NO excuse for child abuse! campaign nationally in 2012.

Edgewood Center for Children and Families is a non-profit provider of behavioral health services to children, youth, and families that has served the San Francisco Bay Area for over 170 years. As the oldest children’s charity in the Western US, Edgewood helps individuals and their loved ones who struggle with mental illness and behavioral health issues by providing treatment, prevention programs, and crisis services. Our mission: to promote the behavioral health of children, youth, and families and support a positive transition to adulthood.

The mission of Communities In Schools of Los Angeles (CISLA) is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.Since 2007, CISLA has worked to fulfill a vision that students in Los Angeles public schools receive the support they need to develop emotional, social and academic skills required to graduate high school ready for meaningful employment and higher education.CISLA is an independent affiliate of Communities In Schools, the nation’s leading dropout prevention organization proven to keep students in school and on the path to graduation.

The mission of The Samaritan Center at the Jersey Shore is to provide hope and resiliency by providing professional counseling and prevention education and awareness programs. We are a non-profit corporation established to provide individuals, couples and families with the inner strength and emotional resources to advance their emotional, spiritual, mental health and wellness with quality professional counseling and coaching services. Our staff is dedicated to integrating one’s faith and honors people from all backgrounds and beliefs. We work very hard to ensure cost is not a barrier.

We implement family support, economic development and foster care programs that safely place separated children back with their birth families, relatives or foster families. We also preserve at-risk families to prevent child abandonment and reduce the reliance on orphanages. Our services empower families to achieve independent, self-sufficient lives and provide healthy environments for their children. Services include: parenting, counseling, early childhood development education, sustainable income generation training and short-term livelihood support.

The Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization #20-1702191 is dedicated to honoring the life of our inspiration, Jimmy Miller, by supporting the healing of mental and physical illness through surfing and ocean related activities. Through recreational, education, and mentoring programs, the Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation enables surfers, educators, therapists, lifeguards and friends to help people affected by mental and physical illness feel the joy and healing power of the ocean and surfing. JMMF pioneered the formation of an adaptive surfing program titled Ocean Therapy, where surfing is used as a means to increase self-esteem and self-efficacy in individuals suffering from mental and/or physical illness. The Ocean Therapy program is currently working with at risk children in the Los Angeles foster care community, veterans from all branches of the military and injured Marines in the Wounded Warrior Battalion in Camp Pendleton. We are looking to expand our programming to the addiction/recovery populations, victims and survivors of mass public and terrorist attacks, those suffering from suicidal ideation and anxiety, depression and other mental health illnesses.

AWAKENING THE SPIRIT AND HEALING WILD HEARTS THROUGH ART. With the understanding that art is inherently healing our mission is to support the Adults, Families and Children of Denver in having access to art and healing. Our hope is that our patrons will see themselves authentically and move forward with their dreams through art, creative expression and experience holistic wellness. Let us help you with the challenges that prevent you from enjoying and being present in your life. We believe that healing begins with taking care of your whole being...

The Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts (APCSM) is a 501(c)(3) education and outreach animal shelter serving Plymouth, Norfolk, and Bristol counties. Since 2009, we have placed over 7,000 animals into FURever homes. Its mission is to operate an open admission animal care and adoption facility, with a focus on the prevention of cruelty to animals, education, and outreach; while promoting inclusivity, acceptance, and equality. The APCSM offers a variety of programs and events throughout the year and we encourage animal lovers of all ages to participate!

The mission of Joyful Mind Project, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is to increase the well-being of youth, families, and school communities through the practice of secular mindfulness. With a whole-child perspective, Joyful Mind Project offers mindfulness education to schools and families in Sonoma County and the surrounding area. Program content includes the mindful schools curriculum and traditional contemplative practices adapted for broader secular use. Attunement to seasonal rhythms is also utilized to help foster consistent practice beginning in early childhood and as prevention of health-risk behavior in adolescence.

Miracle League's mission is to provide opportunities for all children to play baseball regardless of their ability. For over 10 years, the Miracle League Association has made it possible for children all over the country with physical and mental disabilities to achieve the same dream as their healthy peers - to play ball. The field is complete with a cushioned synthetic turf to help prevent injuries, wheelchair accessible dugouts, and a completely flat surface to eliminate any barriers to the wheelchair bound or visually impaired players. The Miracle League is a non-profit (501) c (3) organization.

Brown Girls Code is a global nonprofit organization working to close the gender and diversity gap in technology. Our programs equip underrepresented girls in Grades 2 - 12 with the skills and training needed to pursue 21st Century opportunities in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity and other STEAM-related fields. Our goal is to increase their knowledge and enthusiasm for the fields while building confidence, technical acumen and sisterhood. Programming includes workshops on coding, cybersecurity, robotics engineering, digital citizenship, cyberbullying prevention as well as the development of entrepreneurial and leadership skills.

Days End Farm Horse Rescue™, Inc., is a 501(c)3, nonprofit, volunteer-based animal welfare organization established in 1989 to ensure quality care and treatment of horses through intervention, education and outreach. The mission of Days End Farm Horse Rescue (DEFHR) is not only to rescue and rehabilitate suffering horses, but to prevent abuse and neglect through education and community outreach. DEFHR offers a wide variety of educational programs and internships, providing opportunities for experiential learning. DEFHR also shares online resources for learning about equine welfare, rescue and rehabilitation.